Ask HN: YC misses that went on to do well (like veed.io)

Re:Ask HN: YC misses that went on to do well (like veed.io) by blitzar on Monday September 05, 2022 @11:18AM (#32725275)

> YC only accepted them after they basically made it

Everytime I watch dragons den I get the same feeling. You have $1m in orders this year, which should be a profit of 200k, sure I will give you 100k for 20% of your company.

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Re:Ask HN: YC misses that went on to do well (like veed.io) by arturkane7 on Monday September 05, 2022 @11:40AM (#32725553)

it is very tempting to go to dragons den even if you made it. Basically getting a 10 minute free advert on prime time BBC.

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Re:Ask HN: YC misses that went on to do well (like veed.io) by csunbird on Monday September 05, 2022 @12:29PM (#32726154)

I’d be surprised if other VC’s are not watching the show and making offers to rejected applicants.

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Re:Ask HN: YC misses that went on to do well (like veed.io) by blitzar on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @06:45AM (#32735293)

I doubt many of the companies would take the money - almost all are cashflow positive and really want exposure

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